Rebirth of America, this is my era

Chapter 308 Waste Roy
As Steve Ballmer said, Ron Miller is indeed a genius.

Because on the second day after he and Sega officially announced their cooperation, as soon as the New York Stock Exchange opened, Walt Disney's stock price soared by 15%. Almost in the blink of an eye, the total market value increased by 100 million.

This situation made Steve Ballmer, who had just woken up, cover his cheeks.

By the time he arrived at the company following the clock hands, the New York Stock Exchange on the East Coast had already been trading for three hours due to the time difference. After a large amount of funds flowed in, the total market value of Walt Disney once again skyrocketed and steadily reached 1 billion.

The fact that its stock price has soared has made Disney the hottest stock on the New York Stock Exchange.

The scene of being sought after by everyone also caused countless praises to spread wildly on Wall Street.

Some experts say:

"Ron Miller has made the best deal since he joined the Walt Disney Group! Because Godzilla is one of the few Japanese brands that can achieve excellent results in North America!"

"This deal may bring Disney hundreds of millions of dollars in cash flow and tens of millions of dollars in agency income, and what Ron Miller needs to do is to strike a good balance between monsters and brands."

"After all, Disney has always presented itself as a fairy tale kingdom over the past few decades. If a monster game is released directly under the name of Disney..."

“This may have a certain degree of negative impact on an impeccable brand.”

Some organizations said:

"The collaboration between SEGA and Disney can definitely be called a powerful combination!"

"Sega has an unparalleled influence in Asia. They are able to select the best works in Asia and continuously supply them to Disney. Disney is a world-class king. Decades ago, they had captured the hearts of countless Asian people with their classic cartoon characters."

"In the face of this fact, Sega can gain greater benefits through cooperation, while Disney can control excellent overseas works while selling its own games to the world."

"We estimate that if all goes well, this partnership will generate at least $1 billion in revenue for Disney in the future, making them one of the world's leading video game companies."

The media also publicized——

"When Destiny firmly controlled the North American market, Ron Miller took a stunning step that ordinary people could hardly imagine! Since he couldn't beat Ethan Jones and his production team head-on, why not change his thinking and approach to operate their products?"

"As far as we know, the quality of video games produced and released by Walt Disney before this was not bad, and could even be described as excellent. But even so, they did not achieve good enough results in North America because Ethan Jones' games were too strong."

"When Ethan Jones's game is unrivaled in North America, it is the best way to make a profit by exporting excellent games overseas and bringing beloved characters to other countries!"

"Disney has advantages that other companies can hardly match, and now Ron Miller has discovered it and used it, which makes us very happy and will make Disney shareholders very pleased."

"Because after the deaths of Walt Disney and Roy Disney Sr., the Disney Group finally found a new! Right! Leader who can lead them to success!"

Since we are not in the Internet age, the transmission of information cannot be as fast as in the future, so the flattering words of these experts, scholars, and countless institutions can only appear in tomorrow's newspapers.

At this point in time, the people who can hear the flattery are basically the people working on Wall Street, or large companies that have business ties with Wall Street.

Although the Game of Fate had nothing to do with them, because someone was sent in advance, when Ethan got to work, he still saw a stack of the latest faxes emitting a burnt smell.

He picked up the document and took a quick glance at the overwhelming flattery, which made him shake his head.

In fact, when he learned that Ron Miller had unexpectedly emerged as the agent of Sega Games, he knew that the stock price of Walt Disney would experience a significant increase.

but now……

In just half a day, Disney's stock price has risen by more than 25 percent?
This is too exaggerated!
It was so exaggerated that Ethan felt that there might be someone behind this!

"Can we find out who bought Disney stock?" Ethan put down the document.

This question made Steve Ballmer shake his head like a rattle.

"Boss, stop joking. How can we do something like this?"

"Monitoring stock prices and listening to public information is the limit of what we can do."

“As for who paid attention to Disney this morning?”

“I think only the chairman of the New York Stock Exchange can answer you this question.”

Ethan knew that this kind of surveillance was impossible, so he just asked casually.

The purpose of doing this was to dispel the anxiety of the big bald man in front of him, so that he would not look at him with a bitter face. After Steve Ballmer showed his incompetence in a half-joking tone, he changed the subject and said, "Do you think the surge in Disney's stock price is related to institutions?"

“……”Ballmer was silent for a while.

Finally, he nodded, "I think so."

At the same time, he also explained: "Although the cooperation between Ron Miller and Sega is indeed a good thing, this good thing is not enough to support a company with a market value of hundreds of millions to rise by more than 25 points in the first half of the day after the opening. If money is really so easy to make, then is there anyone in the world who still does business?"

“Everyone is investing.”

"So, if we want the positive effects to have an impact that does not belong to them, we must have a large amount of institutional funds entering the market. From our previous contact with Wall Street..."

Ballmer paused and said, "It is very likely that Goldman Sachs will be in charge of this transaction again."

"Hahahaha——" Ethan laughed out loud at the bald head's seriousness.

Looking at the serious guy, Ethan sighed and said, "I thought so too. That's why I asked you to send someone to New York overnight yesterday."

That's right!

Even if Ethan had some idea that Walt Disney's stock price would experience a significant increase due to their cooperation with Sega, this could not be a reason for him to set up surveillance overnight.

What really worries Ethan is his antagonistic relationship with Wall Street.

Ever since he rejected Wall Street's invitation to go public and messed up the acquisitions they manipulated and lost money, their game of fate and the capitalists on Wall Street can no longer pee in the same pot.

Especially when he tried every means to lower Disney's stock price, Goldman Sachs also used the method of selling Columbia Pictures' trading volume to forcibly stabilize the fairy-tale kingdom.

From then on, Ethan knew that he was likely on Wall Street's blacklist.

Although none of the companies under his name are listed and financial capital cannot attack his core industries, financial capital can still disgust him if he still has ideas about expansion.

Since all of the above are his personal thoughts, he doesn't know whether they are accurate. Therefore, when good news related to Disney and bad news related to him appear, he wants to test it out.

And this test...

Sure enough, I found a new way of having fun.

Thinking of this, he waved his hand irritably.

"Steve, go get busy first."

"I want to be alone for a while."

"Okay." Knowing that his boss didn't want to talk more, Ballmer turned around and left.

Just as he was about to close the door, Ethan said, "Wait... let me ask you something. When will Disney's shareholders' meeting be held this year?"

"April 10th." Ballmer answered without thinking.

This number made Ethan nod slightly, and he said, "If Roy Disney calls me, just tell him I'm busy. At the same time, you can also tell him that I already know about Disney."

"I haven't figured out how to solve this problem yet, so..."

"Let him wait."

"Okay." Ballmer nodded to show that he understood.

As the bang sounded, Ethan also put his hands on his head and leaned back in his seat.

Staring at the snow-white ceiling, a helpless sigh came out of his mouth.

"Hey--"

The reason why he chose to form an alliance with Roy Disney and help him fight for control of the Disney Group was because he felt that this combination would bring him huge profits.

At that time, Destiny Game had just joined Hollywood and was a newcomer who knew nothing, understood nothing, and had nothing. So when Roy Disney showed up, Ethan, who felt that he could get a lot of help, agreed to the other party's invitation to cooperate. Of course...

This is also related to Ethan's desire to obtain Disney's dream-making ability.

According to Ethan's idea, the development plan of Destiny Game on the road of comprehensive entertainment is as follows:

Step one: Launch Alien and create Destiny’s own film and game joint project.

The second step: Promote Roy to the top and cooperate with the Disney Group to let them create independent movies for "Snake" and "Pac-Man", so that the snake king Jack and Mr. Pac-Man can shine in other fields.

Step 3: If the animated films of Snake and Pac-Man do well, then wait for an opportunity to launch corresponding toys and replicate Walt Disney’s path to godhood.

The fourth step is to develop IPs, try to turn these IPs into theme park projects, and then throw them into the world's largest theme park - Disney Fairy Tale Kingdom.

However, the idea is beautiful, but the reality is even more beautiful.

When the game of destiny expanded at an exponential rate, when Ethan Jones grasped the hardware with one hand and the software with the other, and when both hands blossomed...

All those assumptions did not become reality.

Because it’s not needed anymore!
Whether it's the Happy Meals in collaboration with McDonald's or the video game nationals in collaboration with the NFL, it proves that their toys are super popular!
After he beat up the American Film Association, his movies are now self-censored and self-sold! With the participation of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas...

Destiny Pictures can thrive even with their eyes closed!

In this case, what is the greatest significance of Roy Disney's existence?

Can they do animation?

But the future DreamWorks animations and Pixar animations will not be inferior to Disney animations!

For the former, only one person needs to be recruited, and that is Jeffrey Katzenberg.

The latter is the product of technological progress. Even if Jobs might not be able to create Pixar in this lifetime, when the graphical user interface is firmly under his control, he can completely make computer animation himself.

What about "Crazy Snake" and "Pac-Man"...

All these projects lack is the script.

And what about the script?

With Steven Spielberg around, would Ethan Jones be worried about not finding someone to write?

Besides that, all Roy Disney could offer him was the greatest theme park in the world.

But with a bunch of IPs, can’t a theme park be built just by having land?
Now that the IPs of "Star Wars", "Indiana Jones", "Snake", "Pac-Man" and "Alien" are all in his hands, is there any entertainment project in the world that he cannot create?
Wouldn’t it be better to just organize a Destiny Carnival?
and so……

Is his alliance with Roy Disney still solid?
he does not know.

But what he knew was...

At first, this guy wanted to steal his "Snake"!

"Ethan - what are you thinking about? Why are you in a daze?"

The cordial call brought Ethan back to his senses.

His pupils refocused, and Linda's face appeared in front of him.

Today was Friday, and when he wasn't out on official business, he would go home with Evelyn for dinner.

Looking at the rich dishes in front of him, Ethan realized that he had missed his aunt's careful introduction.

"Sorry, I was thinking about work and was a little distracted."

"That seems to be a very troublesome matter—"

Thomas, who was sitting next to him, took over the conversation and said with a smile, "Can you tell me about it?"

"Because you weren't like this before."

Thomas' curiosity attracted the attention of the three people. Feeling the concern of his family, Ethan shrugged and said, "It's not a big deal. It's just that some things are hard to choose." He spent a few seconds organizing his words and said, "It's just a former partner. Maybe he's not important now..."

Ethan's description made Thomas raise his eyebrows and said, "So you want to abandon him?"

"Or do you want to terminate your cooperation with him?"

"Uh... sort of..." Ethan nodded and admitted, "If we continue to cooperate, the time and money we spend may not be able to catch up with the rewards he can give us."

"even……"

"It could also waste a lot of our time and energy."

Ethan felt that there was nothing wrong with his words.

Because the current Disney really can't provide him with any help.

Moreover, if he kept the Roy Disney affair tied to his belt, the scrutiny from Wall Street would have been unsettling.

But Thomas didn't think much of it. "Oh Ethan, when you are in the middle of a decision, it proves that the cost and reward of this deal are not as exaggerated as you said."

"Because stopping loss is the best thing to do in the world."

"As long as you feel pain from the cooperation, you will immediately make the decision to cut losses."

"And now, you are struggling, which proves that the partner is still useful to you."

This line of thought made Ethan raise his eyebrows, "Thomas, you mean..."

"My meaning is very simple..." Thomas said with a smile: "Since you think this cooperation will bring you pain in the future, you should avoid this problem now."

"Because all business cooperation is not done impulsively. Behind every cooperation, there are countless thoughts. Since every cooperation is not easy to come by, we must protect it as much as possible."

“We need to find other bright spots in the cooperation.”

"And the reason why I say that is..."

"it's actually really easy."

"Reputation is hard to build but easy to destroy. When you have spent the past few years maintaining good relationships with various partners, this stable and lasting cooperation will allow other people who want to cooperate with you to have a good vision for the future, which will allow you to take the initiative in various negotiations."

"But if you're someone who breaks contracts at will..."

"In the future, even if someone wants to cooperate with you, they will only seek their own greatest interests. Although this kind of thing is very common in our country, who likes betrayal?"

"Right?"

Thomas blinked.

His words made Evelyn laugh out loud.

"Oh Dad, what if Ethan has broken the contract multiple times?"

"What?" Thomas was a little stunned by his daughter's words.

Evelin didn't hide anything and said directly: "The cooperation agreement between our company and Nintendo has been revised many times, and every time... we have the upper hand."

"That's no problem!" Thomas breathed a sigh of relief at the news and laughed.

“There is only one principle for people from our country to do business with people from other countries.”

“That means America first.”

“You guys did a great job!”

"No problem at all!"

"Especially to Neon! MFxxk! Those beasts suppress the price of our agricultural products every day!"

"Hahahaha—" Thomas' indignant words made the three of them burst into laughter.

Ethan nodded repeatedly at the fickle and open words, "I understand, thank you Thomas."

"Really?" Thomas was a little unconvinced.

"Of course!" Ethan raised his knife and fork naturally.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

"Let's eat..."

Ethan felt that what his uncle said was correct.

If he has a good reputation, the most important thing is to do everything possible to maintain it. Of course, if maintaining it requires a lot of cost, you can also adapt your bottom line.

After all, people live to be happy. They can do anything, but they cannot make themselves unhappy.

As for what kind of shining points Roy Disney has?

This may take some time to find.

Just as Ethan figured everything out and gave up his anxiety, outside capital was also frantically pursuing profits. On the third day after Ron Miller and Sega announced their partnership, they had already obtained the source code of the game from Sega. On March 20th, there was news that Disney's video game production team had completed the localization modifications of "Godzilla" and the first batch of arcade machines would roll off the production line within three days.

Although this speed is in line with the expectations of various investors, to be honest, the execution ability demonstrated by Disney at the moment still amazes everyone and has attracted discussions from all parties.

However, at this moment, nothing in the outside world could interfere with Ron Miller. On March 24th, arcade dealers in major cities on the West Coast received invitations from Disney. Ron Miller hoped that they could fly to Burbank on the 26th to witness the actual demonstration of the Neon Fire game with their own eyes.

When this rumor came out, almost overnight, countless onlookers gathered at the gate of Disney Group. After waiting for Ron Miller to personally hold a new product launch conference, Disney's Burbank factory began to operate all night long. Truckloads of materials were delivered to the warehouse, and piles of machines were covered with raincoats by the transport convoy and sent away frantically day and night.

Perhaps because Ron Miller only wanted to win this time, he did a very good job of keeping it secret. Even on the night of March 31, no one knew how many "Godzilla" arcade machines had been sold. But the enthusiastic scene made everyone hear a roar...

A roar from the next day.

(End of this chapter)